Lead Architect - Information Technology

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Technical Architecture & Strategy Define the overall ERP platform architecture, technology stack, and design principles for the 24-month Brute Force AI initiative. Architect AI-native design patterns, APIs, and data structures that seamlessly embed machine learning and LLM capabilities into core ERP workflows. Establish technical standards, coding conventions, security best practices, and data governance policies. Design scalable, modular architecture that supports incremental feature delivery across four phases.
• Define the overall ERP platform architecture, technology stack, and design principles for the 24-month Brute Force AI initiative.
• Architect AI-native design patterns, APIs, and data structures that seamlessly embed machine learning and LLM capabilities into core ERP workflows.
• Establish technical standards, coding conventions, security best practices, and data governance policies.
• Design scalable, modular architecture that supports incremental feature delivery across four phases.
• Technical Leadership & Team Direction Lead and mentor technical teams: SW Engineers, ML/AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and QA engineers. Make critical technical decisions on platform design, technology choices, and architectural trade-offs. Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and ensure technical excellence across all teams. Foster collaborative engineering culture and share architecture vision with all team members.
• Lead and mentor technical teams: SW Engineers, ML/AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and QA engineers.
• Make critical technical decisions on platform design, technology choices, and architectural trade-offs.
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and ensure technical excellence across all teams.
• Foster collaborative engineering culture and share architecture vision with all team members.
• Program & Project Management Oversee the 24-month roadmap execution across four phases: Foundation, Data Layer, AI Platform, and Scale. Define technical milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines aligned with business objectives. Manage cross-functional technical dependencies and coordinate integration between platform components. Track technical progress, identify risks and blockers, and drive resolution.
• Oversee the 24-month roadmap execution across four phases: Foundation, Data Layer, AI Platform, and Scale.
• Define technical milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines aligned with business objectives.
• Manage cross-functional technical dependencies and coordinate integration between platform components.
• Track technical progress, identify risks and blockers, and drive resolution.
• Stakeholder Communication & Alignment Present technical architecture and progress to Director – IT/DT and executive leadership. Communicate technical strategy, key decisions, and trade-offs to business stakeholders. Translate business requirements into technical specifications and architecture decisions. Gather technical feedback and incorporate into platform design and roadmap.
• Present technical architecture and progress to Director – IT/DT and executive leadership.
• Communicate technical strategy, key decisions, and trade-offs to business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and architecture decisions.
• Gather technical feedback and incorporate into platform design and roadmap.
• AI/ERP Integration & Data Strategy Design the integration between ML/AI models and core ERP systems for intelligent operations. Define data pipelines, feature engineering strategies, and real-time model inference infrastructure. Establish data governance, security, and compliance architecture for sensitive financial and operational data. Oversee data migration from Plex and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Design the integration between ML/AI models and core ERP systems for intelligent operations.
• Define data pipelines, feature engineering strategies, and real-time model inference infrastructure.
• Establish data governance, security, and compliance architecture for sensitive financial and operational data.
• Oversee data migration from Plex and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture Design cloud-native architecture on AWS, GCP, or Azure for ERP platform scalability, reliability, and security. Define deployment architecture, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring/observability strategies. Ensure disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity planning. Optimize cloud costs and resource efficiency across environments.
• Design cloud-native architecture on AWS, GCP, or Azure for ERP platform scalability, reliability, and security.
• Define deployment architecture, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring/observability strategies.
• Ensure disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity planning.
• Optimize cloud costs and resource efficiency across environments.
• ERP Domain Expertise Maintain deep understanding of ERP workflows: financial management, supply chain, manufacturing, inventory, procurement. Understand how AI/ML enhances each domain: forecasting, optimization, anomaly detection, automation. Ensure platform architecture supports complex business rules and regulatory compliance requirements. Translate manufacturing and supply chain domain challenges into technical requirements.
• Maintain deep understanding of ERP workflows: financial management, supply chain, manufacturing, inventory, procurement.
• Understand how AI/ML enhances each domain: forecasting, optimization, anomaly detection, automation.
• Ensure platform architecture supports complex business rules and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Translate manufacturing and supply chain domain challenges into technical requirements.
• Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

Experience

Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in backend languages (Python, Java, C++, Go) and modern architecture patterns.
• Deep expertise in relational and distributed database design, optimization, and data architecture.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native architecture design.
• Mastery of API design (REST, GraphQL, event-driven), microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong DevOps and infrastructure-as-code expertise (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
• Expert understanding of ERP systems, business processes, and enterprise software architecture.
• Knowledge of AI/ML integration, model serving, and real-time inference infrastructure.
• Security, compliance, and data governance expertise for regulated/mission-critical systems.
• Strong program and project management skills with experience leading large technical initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to make architectural trade-off decisions and communicate rationale.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities with experience building and scaling technical teams.
• Experience with ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Plex, custom builds) is required.

Work Environment

Physical Demands